A nurse conducted a safety class for a group of older adult clients in the community on fall prevention. During a follow-up visit in the home of one of these clients, the nurse sees a number of fall hazards she identified during her class. What should the nurse document regarding the learning outcome for this client?
A)The client might not have heard necessary information during the class.
B)The client did not understand the teaching given in the class.
C)The client understood the teaching given in the class but chose to ignore it.
D)The client did not comply with the teaching given in the class.

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A)The client did not implement what he was taught in class given the evidence of fall hazards the class specifically addressed. The nurse should document the learning outcome as noncompliance. The client might not have heard necessary information during the class because of a hearing deficit or being distracted, the client might not have understood the information because of the way it was presented or for some other reason, or the client may have chosen not to comply with the teaching, but the nurse cannot know which of these might be the case, if any, without further evaluation of the client.
B)The client did not implement what he was taught in class given the evidence of fall hazards the class specifically addressed. The nurse should document the learning outcome as noncompliance. The client might not have heard necessary information during the class because of a hearing deficit or being distracted, the client might not have understood the information because of the way it was presented or for some other reason, or the client may have chosen not to comply with the teaching, but the nurse cannot know which of these might be the case, if any, without further evaluation of the client.
C)The client did not implement what he was taught in class given the evidence of fall hazards the class specifically addressed. The nurse should document the learning outcome as noncompliance. The client might not have heard necessary information during the class because of a hearing deficit or being distracted, the client might not have understood the information because of the way it was presented or for some other reason, or the client may have chosen not to comply with the teaching, but the nurse cannot know which of these might be the case, if any, without further evaluation of the client.
D)The client did not implement what he was taught in class given the evidence of fall hazards the class specifically addressed. The nurse should document the learning outcome as noncompliance. The client might not have heard necessary information during the class because of a hearing deficit or being distracted, the client might not have understood the information because of the way it was presented or for some other reason, or the client may have chosen not to comply with the teaching, but the nurse cannot know which of these might be the case, if any, without further evaluation of the client.

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